Middleburg Heights, Ohio-based Southwest General Hospital postponed all inpatient elective procedures Dec. 8, but will keep its two ASCs open, local ABC affiliate News 5 Cleveland reports.
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Borland Groover CEO Kyle Etzkorn, MD, said he sees the practice expanding to the south and west in the near future, according to a Dec. 9 profile in the Jacksonville Daily Record.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's decision to halt inpatient elective surgeries in the state starting Dec. 11 has ASCs in the state concerned about their livelihood, The Herald News reports.
Here's how Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Nashville-based Surgery Partners' shares have fluctuated over the last five days.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo had the New York State Department of Health mandate that hospitals in the state expand bed capacity by 25 percent Dec. 7.
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When opening an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), one of the first tasks to complete is developing a fee schedule.
Becker's ASC Review reported on 30 joint-venture ASCs that were opened or announced so far in 2020:
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health updated allocation of surgeries between its acute care hospitals and surgery centers and temporarily closed one center as COVID-19 cases spike, according to the Herald-Mail.
The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a tumultuous year for ASCs, from restrictions on non-essential surgery to staffing and supply constraints.
Here are the most-read articles from Becker's ASC Review from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4: